Wildlife in Airport Environments Preventing Animal-Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management
On 15 January 2009, the world learned --- in dramatic fashion --- that wildlife pose serious hazards to aircraft. On that day, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus 320 carrying 155 people, made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York City after ingesting Canada geese (Branta canadensis) in...
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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:icwdm_usdanwrc-2650 2023-11-12T04:15:26+01:00 Wildlife in Airport Environments Preventing Animal-Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management DeVault, Travis L. Blackwell, Bradley F. Belant, Jerrold L. 2013-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1656 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/icwdm_usdanwrc/article/2650/viewcontent/Wildlife_in_Airport_Environments___front_matter_final.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1656 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/icwdm_usdanwrc/article/2650/viewcontent/Wildlife_in_Airport_Environments___front_matter_final.pdf USDA Wildlife Services - Staff Publications Life Sciences text 2013 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T11:17:55Z On 15 January 2009, the world learned --- in dramatic fashion --- that wildlife pose serious hazards to aircraft. On that day, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus 320 carrying 155 people, made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York City after ingesting Canada geese (Branta canadensis) into both engines at an altitude of ~2,900 feet (880 m) following takeoff from LaGuardia Airport (Marra et al. 2009, National Transportation Safety Board 2010). Historically, most people had never considered the extent of hazards posed to aircraft by birds and other wildlife. After all, how can birds, which generally weigh a few kilograms at most, bring down an airliner? Don't they just bounce off or get shredded by the powerful engines? Text Branta canadensis University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Canada Hudson |
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On 15 January 2009, the world learned --- in dramatic fashion --- that wildlife pose serious hazards to aircraft. On that day, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus 320 carrying 155 people, made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York City after ingesting Canada geese (Branta canadensis) into both engines at an altitude of ~2,900 feet (880 m) following takeoff from LaGuardia Airport (Marra et al. 2009, National Transportation Safety Board 2010). Historically, most people had never considered the extent of hazards posed to aircraft by birds and other wildlife. After all, how can birds, which generally weigh a few kilograms at most, bring down an airliner? Don't they just bounce off or get shredded by the powerful engines? |
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Wildlife in Airport Environments Preventing Animal-Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management |
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Wildlife in Airport Environments Preventing Animal-Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management |
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wildlife in airport environments preventing animal-aircraft collisions through science-based management |
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